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  • Engineers Complete Marine Safety Training Programme at Narec and South Tyneside College (UK)

    8 February 2012
    Human Capital

    A team of engineers from Dale Power Solutions have completed an intensive 4 day marine safety training programme, at Narec and South Tyneside College, to enable them to work safely when working on offshore wind sites. Trainees undertook 2 days of Working at Height and Rescue Training on Narec’s 27m high Training Tower in Blyth […]

  • Drewry: Dry Bulk Market in the Dumps Until 2017, and That Is the Optimistic Scenario

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The dry bulk shipping market will remain in recession due to contracting demand for iron ore and coal, and any recovery is not expected until 2017, according to the Dry Bulk Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Falling demand and oversupply has severely impacted commodity values, with iron ore and coal prices in […]

  • Drewry: Dry Bulk Market in the Dumps Until 2017, and That Is the Optimistic Scenario

    3 September 2015
    Business & Finance

    The dry bulk shipping market will remain in recession due to contracting demand for iron ore and coal, and any recovery is not expected until 2017, according to the Dry Bulk Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Falling demand and oversupply has severely impacted commodity values, with iron ore and coal prices in […]

  • Greenland Supports Ban of HFO in Arctic

    19 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Greenland has voiced its support for IMO’s ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic.

  • London P&I Club: Complacency Often Cause of Collisions

    6 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    The London P&I Club said that a recent analysis of collision cases has highlighted the effect which complacency on the bridge of the vessel can have on the incidence of casualties. The club recently undertook a ‘root cause’ analysis of collision cases which concluded that the majority could be categorised as human error, with complacency […]

  • TITAN Appoints Jason Bennett as Commercial Director (UK)

    20 June 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Jason Bennett has joined TITAN Salvage as commercial director, reporting to company Vice President Rich Habib. He is domiciled in TITAN’s United Kingdom (UK) facility at Newhaven, East Sussex. As a member of the company’s senior management team, Bennett will help shape strategic, operational and commercial business initiatives particularly as they relate to securing […]

  • T&T Salvage to Remove Golden Ray Wreck

    8 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    T&T selected to remove the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound. 

  • Hapag-Lloyd’s Beirut office completely destroyed, staff safe

    6 August 2020
    Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Beirut-based office of the German liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd was completely destroyed by the deadly blast that occurred on Tuesday in Libanon’s capital. The company said that all Hapag-Lloyd staff and representatives were safe and sound. “There were no Hapag-Lloyd vessels present in the port, but our containers, both laden and empty, most probably have […]

  • U.S. lays the blame for drone strike on oil tanker off Oman at Iran’s door

    17 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    Following a drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, the U.S. Central Command has put the blame on Iran.

  • Maersk CEO: Five or Six Container Carriers to Survive Consolidation

    14 August 2017
    Business & Finance

    Further consolidation in the container shipping market seems to be imminent and is likely to result in the survival of five or six top carriers, according to the Chief Executive Officer of AP Møller Mærsk A/S, Søren Skou. In an interview with the Financial Times, Skou is cited as saying that “the consolidation trend in the past 24 […]

  • Inland Salvage Completes Wreck Removal of F/V “Sandy Point” from Gulfport Ship Channel (USA)

    6 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      Inland Salvage Inc.  recently completed the wreck removal of the F/V “Sandy Point” clearing the Gulfport Ship Channel. Immediately upon being notified by the vessel’s owner that Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) had been appointed as the salvor, ISI responded to the sinking of the 168′ fishing vessel “Sandy Point” which collided with the container […]

  • Jobs Lost As Reef Subsea UK Falls into Administration

    11 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Reef Subsea UK, operating from a head office in Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham with vessel mobilisation at the Port of Blyth, Northumberland, has fallen into administration resulting in the loss of 43 jobs. The Company that provides marine trenching services to the offshore wind and oil & gas markets, had 70 employees and a turnover of £99 million in […]

  • DW: Decommissioning firms to benefit from oil price collapse

    1 February 2016

    The oil price collapse has been bad news for nearly every company involved in the industry, but one group that could actually benefit from it are specialist decommissioning companies, Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, has said in its DW Monday report.  According to Douglas-Westwood, for these companies there is an opportunity to be part of […]

  • Japan: ClassNK – New Edition of “Guidelines for the Safe Carriage of Nickel Ore”

    6 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    ClassNK has released a new revised edition of its “Guidelines for the Safe Carriage of Nickel Ore” which was first released in May 2011 in response to major marine casualties caused by a loss of stability as a result of the liquefaction of nickel ore. This first edition summarized operational precautions and recommendations from past […]

  • Waves Group appoints an LNG specialist

    25 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance

    Waves Group, an offshore marine and engineering consultancy company, is expanding its team by adding Kenneth English, an LNG specialist and class one marine engineer.

  • ExxonMobil president calls for faster LNG export approvals

    21 April 2015

    The United States is at risk of losing economic opportunity and the ability to solidify its role as a global leader in energy production unless the government moves to approve liquefied natural gas exports, Rob Franklin, president of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company, said.

  • Kongsberg to Provide Custom Engine Room Simulator for Royal Australian Navy

    23 September 2011
    Business & Finance

      Kongsberg Maritime​ has been selected by BAE and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide a custom engine room simulator for the training of engineers aboard Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Canberra Class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) vessels. The new LHD Engineering System Trainer (LEST) will significantly enhance the Navy’s ability to train LHD vessel […]

  • Heavy weather damages three cranes at JNPort

    6 August 2020
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    Heavy rainfall and strong wind gusts have damaged three cranes at a container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the largest container port in India. The port authority said the exact damage at the JNPCT terminal was being assessed, and that there were no injuries. Indian media reported that three rail-mounted quay cranes collapsed, but […]

  • Photos: Tanker, Tug Dodge Grounding after Towing Operation Goes Awry

    7 May 2018

    Tanker and tug avoid grounding after their towing line snaps 15 miles from the South African shore.

  • Human Error a Factor in Both US Navy Collisions

    2 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    Investigations into two separate collisions involving US Navy vessels have revealed that multiple failures by watch standers contributed to the incidents. The navy released a report on November 1 detailing the events and actions that led to the collision of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and Philippine-flagged containership ACX Crystal, operated by Japan’s NYK Line, off the coast […]

  • PNSY Repairs Navy’s Deep Sea Submarine Rescue Vessel

    7 March 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) completed the vital repair and recertification of the hull on the Pressurized Rescue Module System (PRM-1 Falcon), the Navy’s only deep sea submarine rescue asset on Feb. 14. Falcon arrived at the shipyard in April 2013 for complex hull repairs including validation and approval of new welding processes, extensive non-destructive testing, […]

  • DOF Subsea Tests JFD’s New Diving Rebreather

    10 July 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    DOF Subsea has carried out the first major offshore dive with JFD’s new deep diving rebreather, COBRA (Compact Bailout Rebreathing Apparatus). Earlier this year, JFD released COBRA into the market to replace conventional SCUBA bailout methods, providing divers with extended supply of breathing gas in the event of a primary supply failure. Last month COBRA […]

  • Texas A&M Trains on Latest Electronic Charting Technology (USA)

    13 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Maritime academy cadets at Texas A&M University at Galveston are now training on state-of-the-art electronic charting system software. Equipped with Rose Point ECS +Inland software, the academy can now prepare students to use the latest technology and ultimately improve maritime safety as these cadets graduate to shipboard jobs. “Rose Point ECS combines all the elements […]

  • ExxonMobil president calls for faster LNG export approvals

    21 April 2015

    The United States is at risk of losing economic opportunity and the ability to solidify its role as a global leader in energy production unless the government moves to approve liquefied natural gas exports, Rob Franklin, president of ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Company, said.

  • Russia: Coast Guard Patrol Ship Ural Being Repaired at Murmansk Shipyard Catches Fire

    9 February 2012

    On February 7th fire occurred on Coast Guard patrol ship Ural being repaired in floating dock of Murmansk Shipyard. Duty officer of Murmansk EMERCOM Dept received a fire signal at 10 am. Several fire trucks were dispatched to neutralize the fire; it was completely extinguished at 3.30 pm, press service of Murmansk EMERCOM told Central […]